Monday, October 6, 2008
Prewrite
1. What are you good at?
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?
1. I'm good at designing clothes and sewing them.
2. I feel happy and confident about myself when I am doing the thing I am good at because I know everyone is unique and not all of us are good at the same thing.
3. If someone wouldn't let me do the thing I am good at I would feel bad because everyone should be able to do what they are good at.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 CLASSWORK
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more (not having anything to do with the rabbit!).
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
conflict 1:One of the conflicts is that Tao was drawing and it was a taboo.
predicted resolution 1: Tao drew on the floor within the skin hut where he could not be seen.
conflict 2: Another problem is that Tao was about to kill a help less half starved wolf.
predicted resolution 2: Tao didn't kill the wolf instead he gave him a mouse to eat.
CLASSWORK: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Answer the question below
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter?
One important event that happen in this chapter is that Tao dreams of himself painting in a cave.
Another important event that happens is that Tao takes the splinter off the wolf and tells it to go
hunt for food with the rest of the pack.
CLASSWORK Friday, October 10, 2008
Answer the questions below
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
Tao and Ram learn to hunt for food together.
The decision that Tao tells Volt is that he decides to hunt alone.
If I was Volt I would feel mad and at the same time,but sort of happy.I would be mad because Tao would be hunting with
a wolf and that is considered a taboo in his culture.I would be kind of happy because Tao wouldn't come late to camp any more
and when they are hunting he wouldn't get distracted.If I was Volt I would try to respect his decisions but I would be mad because
he wouldn't be following the rules of his culture.
Prewrite
1. What are you good at?
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?
1. I'm good at designing clothes and sewing them.
2. I feel happy and confident about myself when I am doing the thing I am good at because I know everyone is unique and not all of us are good at the same thing.
3. If someone wouldn't let me do the thing I am good at I would feel bad because everyone should be able to do what they are good at.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 CLASSWORK
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more (not having anything to do with the rabbit!).
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
conflict 1:One of the conflicts is that Tao was drawing and it was a taboo.
predicted resolution 1: Tao drew on the floor within the skin hut where he could not be seen.
conflict 2: Another problem is that Tao was about to kill a help less half starved wolf.
predicted resolution 2: Tao didn't kill the wolf instead he gave him a mouse to eat.
CLASSWORK: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Answer the question below
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter?
One important event that happen in this chapter is that Tao dreams of himself painting in a cave.
Another important event that happens is that Tao takes the splinter off the wolf and tells it to go
hunt for food with the rest of the pack.
CLASSWORK Friday, October 10, 2008
Answer the questions below
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
Tao and Ram learn to hunt for food together.
The decision that Tao tells Volt is that he decides to hunt alone.
If I was Volt I would feel mad and at the same time,but sort of happy.I would be mad because Tao would be hunting with
a wolf and that is considered a taboo in his culture.I would be kind of happy because Tao wouldn't come late to camp any more
and when they are hunting he wouldn't get distracted.If I was Volt I would try to respect his decisions but I would be mad because
he wouldn't be following the rules of his culture.